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The Last of the Blue Devils: Directed by Bruce Ricker. With Buddy Anderson, Count Basie, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Forrest. During Prohibition, Kansas City was wide open, and jazz was its music.
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For the album by Jay McShann, see The Last of the Blue Devils (album). The Last of the Blue Devils, subtitled The Kansas City Jazz Story, is a 1979 film documentary with notable figures from the history of Kansas City jazz starring Count Basie and Big Joe Turner. The film was produced and directed by Bruce Ricker.
Aug 3, 2012 · Item Size. 98.9M. Pianist Jay McShann and Bruce Ricker, lawyer and producer of "Last of the Blue Devils", a documentary about Kansas City Jazz. Ricker speaks about his influences and how the film evolved. The film takes place in the late 1970s and musicians of the Pendergast era would get together to jam at the union hall.
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- Count Basie, Big Joe Turner, Dizzy Gillespie
The Last of the Blue Devils, subtitled The Kansas City Jazz Story, is a 1979 film documentary with notable figures from the history of Kansas City jazz starr...
Aug 14, 2001 · Director Bruce Ricker's 90-minute The Last of the Blue Devils chronicles the 1979 reunion of many of these legendary players, combining interviews, vintage film footage, photos, and some inimitably swinging performances by Basie, Turner, pianist Jay McShann, and many others to create an intimate, good- natured portrait of what one old-timer calls the "cool, relaxed sound" of the city. The ...
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